After decades of snubs, the Academy is at long last giving the world's biggest movie star a statuette. An honorary one — but still.

Tom Cruise is finally set to receive an honorary Oscar after a string of nominations, leaving fans equally delighted and baffled.

Twenty-five years after Tom Cruise received his first Oscar nomination, he’s finally getting a trophy. It’s not for his death-defying stunts, either. At least, not exclusively.